Follow local news and events in Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Mar. 20, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Orange is accepting early bird enrollment for its 2024-25 preschool year on Mar. 21. Registration is from 2-6 p.m. The program includes breakfast and lunch, ELL and special needs services, and a high-scope curriculum. Registration is available at Orange Early Childhood Center, Montclair Child Development Center, Valley Settlement House, Norjenes Day Care, and NEEMA Preschool of Orange. Families must bring required documents while registering their child. Add to 📅.
Orange Public Schools
Orange plans its ballot drawing for the municipal election on Mar. 22. The drawing begins at 3 p.m. at City Hall. It will determine the order in which candidate names appear on the May 14 election ballot. Add to 📅.
City of Orange Township
West Orange Hispanic Foundation to host “Immigration Information Session” on Mar. 22 in West Orange. The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 315 Main St. The event will feature attorneys Ingrid Echeverria and Fernando Marin providing information on immigration. Add to 📅.
West Orange Hispanic Foundation
West Orange Arts Council seeks artists for its “Untitled Small Works Show.” All submissions must be no larger than 20 inches in any direction and not weigh more than 20 pounds. All artists must be or register to be West Orange art Council members. Pieces must be dropped off by Apr. 6 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The reception is planned for Apr. 27. Submissions accepted online. Add to 📅.
West Orange Arts Council
Orange Preparatory Academy of Inquiry and Innovation to host a free “The Right to Read” screening and panel discussion on Mar. 23. The event is from 1-3:30 p.m. Panelists include members frm Oranges and Maplewood NAACP, Montclair State University, educators, and community members. Add to 📅.
Orange Public Schools
CASA Essex County, a social service for local youth in foster care, plans “Pinwheels of Possibilities” kick-off party on Mar. 22 in Montclair. The event begins at 7 p.m. at The Loopwell, 80 Maple Ave., and recognizes April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Admission is $150. Registration is available online. Add to 📅.
CASA Essex County
Essex County Parks to host “Cherry Blossom Challenge Bike Race” on Apr. 6 in Newark. The event, scheduled to start at 7 a.m., will feature various races with cash prizes. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Essex County Parks
Essex County parks has extended the application window for craft vendors for 2024 Essex County Bloomfest. The festival will be held on Apr. 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Branch Brook Park in Newark. Vendor applications are accepted by email.
Essex County Parks
Regional news
New Jersey’s “Pass the Trash” law, aimed at preventing teachers accused of sexual misconduct from finding jobs in other districts, is being ignored by some school districts, a report from the State Commission of Investigation found. The law, introduced in 2018, was designed to obligate educators with allegations of sexual misconduct or child abuse to disclose this when applying for new jobs and requires hiring districts to ask for such records. The report found failures in this disclosure process at all levels. The report is available in full online.
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